Hi...
After posting a clip of myself bagging while keeping time with my foot (4/4 KIK LIK #1), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmSUOXBTn6Y ,I received a request to record it so baggers can try to do the same. Or, at least punch the sequence I did to a drum groove without worrying about keeping time with the foot.
So, I have recorded the KIK LIK #1 on my drums at 3 different tempos (slow=100 BPM (beats per minute)/ medium=120 BPMs and fast=140 BPMs), each for approx. 2 minutes. I will attempt to notate it as closely as possible to Alan Kahn's system he created.
The sequence doesn't involve anything too advanced. It starts with some linking and goes into front circle punches, then has a some front double punches. I was ending it with fist rolling; the longer the better!
This is only one of a million combinations any of us can come up with. I liked the sound and groove of it initially and it was one of the first grooves I came up with when I attempted to keep 1/4 notes (the pulse under the groove) with my foot.
I think the best benefit of trying this would be gaining overall control of the bag. I would think by being able to punch evenly and smoothly in time, hand/eye coordination increases which also increases ability to punch combinations all around the bag.
Also, I must thank Tim Platt for making these MP3's available to everyone here. I will eventually try to post more grooves I like that involve more challenging techniques of the bag. This was just a start to do something a little out of the box. Like I said, the most difficult thing will be executing these patterns in good, solid time.....
Some notes about the notation....
* You will hear 8 bass drums beats to get you prepared to start the punching sequence.
* To keep the notation aligned to a measure of 4/4, I'm calling the last punch in every 4th measure the "Lone Left" (LoL) simply because, it may be part of the next punch sequence, but it feels better to me to leave it by itself to finish out the measure alone.
*A "measure" is also commonly known as a "bar". Why? Don't know... probably because a single bar is written to separate measures....
so...measure=bar
** Simple music notation lesson....
4/4 means: 4 "1/4 note" beats per measure of music or rhythm.... it can be broken down and cut in halves; (8 "1/8 note" beats per measure) or cut in fourths; (16 "16th note" beats per measure.
The pulse you will hear of my bass drum will be keeping "1/4 note" time for you to groove to. Like Alan Kahn says, listen for the beat. That bass drum is playing 1/4 notes. The snare drum (the drum that is "dancing" on top of the bass drum) is playing the rhythm/groove/sequence I am notating. That is what you should be locked into with your hands. The snare drum rhythm is what your punches and rebounds should sound like.
***It starts with 3 bars that include a figure 8 link, into FCP's and at the end of the 4th measure, continuous FCP's and a "Lone Left" (LoL) to get the whole thing repeating. I'll call that a 4 bar "Tall Sequence".
After repeating the first 4 measures/bars 3 additional times, the 3rd time will see you replace Bar 4 FCP's with FDP's. Ending with FDP's brings you to the end of the 4th "Tall Sequence". 4 "Tall Sequences" create one "Grande' Sequence"!! (haha)
Getting to the end of 2 "Grande' Sequences" is a "Venti Sequence"! Then start some continuous fist rolling to the end!
If and when you get this all flowing, mirror-ize it and try it all leading with left fist! KEEP ON BAGGIN'!
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4/4 KIK LIK #1: ****Please click on the attachment below to view the notation correctly. The thread jumbles the notation together so it looks like it's written wrong!***
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A) One "Tall Sequence":
| R R R L L L | | | R R R L L L |
| (FCP)'' (RCP)'' (FCP)''' (FCP)''' (FCP)''' (FCP)''' | Repeat | Repeat |(FCP)''' (FCP)''' (FCP)''' (FCP)''' (FCP)''' (LoL)|
| l_____8_____l | | | |
B) One "Grande' Sequence":
***Repeat the Tall Sequence 3 times (4 times through in total.) But, the last bar of the 3rd Repeat should now be ...***
| R L-R L-R L-R L |
|(FCP)''' (FDP)''' (FDP)''' (FDP)''' (LoL)| ***This bar of FDP's completes one Grande' Sequence!
C) One "Venti Sequence":
2 Grande' Sequences = 1 Venti Sequence!!!!
After finishing 1 Venti Sequence, go into some Fist Rolling!
See if you can keep that up for a tall sequence, or better yet a Grande' Sequence, or longer!
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Honestly, I have yet to perform top to bottom what I have just written. My 4/4 KIK LIK #1 one is 1 Tall Seq.,
1 more Tall seq. ending with the Grande' ending, and some fist rolling to finish off!
I do keep time with my right foot which does affect your overall balance,
but even without that drummer stuff, this routine seems real good to get the bag rhythms all locked up!
And that in turn will help your overall technique and hand/eye coordination !!!
KEEP ON BAGGIN'!
AK, please correct my notation if something is written wrong. I've never tried to notate this before! Thanks!
After posting a clip of myself bagging while keeping time with my foot (4/4 KIK LIK #1), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmSUOXBTn6Y ,I received a request to record it so baggers can try to do the same. Or, at least punch the sequence I did to a drum groove without worrying about keeping time with the foot.
So, I have recorded the KIK LIK #1 on my drums at 3 different tempos (slow=100 BPM (beats per minute)/ medium=120 BPMs and fast=140 BPMs), each for approx. 2 minutes. I will attempt to notate it as closely as possible to Alan Kahn's system he created.
The sequence doesn't involve anything too advanced. It starts with some linking and goes into front circle punches, then has a some front double punches. I was ending it with fist rolling; the longer the better!
This is only one of a million combinations any of us can come up with. I liked the sound and groove of it initially and it was one of the first grooves I came up with when I attempted to keep 1/4 notes (the pulse under the groove) with my foot.
I think the best benefit of trying this would be gaining overall control of the bag. I would think by being able to punch evenly and smoothly in time, hand/eye coordination increases which also increases ability to punch combinations all around the bag.
Also, I must thank Tim Platt for making these MP3's available to everyone here. I will eventually try to post more grooves I like that involve more challenging techniques of the bag. This was just a start to do something a little out of the box. Like I said, the most difficult thing will be executing these patterns in good, solid time.....
Some notes about the notation....
* You will hear 8 bass drums beats to get you prepared to start the punching sequence.
* To keep the notation aligned to a measure of 4/4, I'm calling the last punch in every 4th measure the "Lone Left" (LoL) simply because, it may be part of the next punch sequence, but it feels better to me to leave it by itself to finish out the measure alone.
*A "measure" is also commonly known as a "bar". Why? Don't know... probably because a single bar is written to separate measures....
so...measure=bar
** Simple music notation lesson....
4/4 means: 4 "1/4 note" beats per measure of music or rhythm.... it can be broken down and cut in halves; (8 "1/8 note" beats per measure) or cut in fourths; (16 "16th note" beats per measure.
The pulse you will hear of my bass drum will be keeping "1/4 note" time for you to groove to. Like Alan Kahn says, listen for the beat. That bass drum is playing 1/4 notes. The snare drum (the drum that is "dancing" on top of the bass drum) is playing the rhythm/groove/sequence I am notating. That is what you should be locked into with your hands. The snare drum rhythm is what your punches and rebounds should sound like.
***It starts with 3 bars that include a figure 8 link, into FCP's and at the end of the 4th measure, continuous FCP's and a "Lone Left" (LoL) to get the whole thing repeating. I'll call that a 4 bar "Tall Sequence".
After repeating the first 4 measures/bars 3 additional times, the 3rd time will see you replace Bar 4 FCP's with FDP's. Ending with FDP's brings you to the end of the 4th "Tall Sequence". 4 "Tall Sequences" create one "Grande' Sequence"!! (haha)
Getting to the end of 2 "Grande' Sequences" is a "Venti Sequence"! Then start some continuous fist rolling to the end!
If and when you get this all flowing, mirror-ize it and try it all leading with left fist! KEEP ON BAGGIN'!
=================================
4/4 KIK LIK #1: ****Please click on the attachment below to view the notation correctly. The thread jumbles the notation together so it looks like it's written wrong!***
==========================================
A) One "Tall Sequence":
| R R R L L L | | | R R R L L L |
| (FCP)'' (RCP)'' (FCP)''' (FCP)''' (FCP)''' (FCP)''' | Repeat | Repeat |(FCP)''' (FCP)''' (FCP)''' (FCP)''' (FCP)''' (LoL)|
| l_____8_____l | | | |
B) One "Grande' Sequence":
***Repeat the Tall Sequence 3 times (4 times through in total.) But, the last bar of the 3rd Repeat should now be ...***
| R L-R L-R L-R L |
|(FCP)''' (FDP)''' (FDP)''' (FDP)''' (LoL)| ***This bar of FDP's completes one Grande' Sequence!
C) One "Venti Sequence":
2 Grande' Sequences = 1 Venti Sequence!!!!
After finishing 1 Venti Sequence, go into some Fist Rolling!
See if you can keep that up for a tall sequence, or better yet a Grande' Sequence, or longer!
==========================================
Honestly, I have yet to perform top to bottom what I have just written. My 4/4 KIK LIK #1 one is 1 Tall Seq.,
1 more Tall seq. ending with the Grande' ending, and some fist rolling to finish off!
I do keep time with my right foot which does affect your overall balance,
but even without that drummer stuff, this routine seems real good to get the bag rhythms all locked up!
And that in turn will help your overall technique and hand/eye coordination !!!
KEEP ON BAGGIN'!
AK, please correct my notation if something is written wrong. I've never tried to notate this before! Thanks!
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